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Swedish bicycle accessory brand Bookman has created a cup holder that snaps onto handlebars so city bikers can cycle with their takeaway coffees (+ movie).

The Bookman cup holder is constructed out of two rings and a steel spring, completely free of screws and glue.

Squeezing together the two rings opens the spring so it can be placed over the handlebars, clasping securely into place when the user lets go.

“The Cup Holder sits firmly in place never losing grip even during rides over bumps and potholes,” said Bookman.

The rings are different sizes so cyclists can flip the cup holder over depending on whether they ordered a small or large drink.

The cup holder comes with a little storage cube that fits inside the spring, holding the two rings together to keep it neat and tidy when not in use. It is available in black, white, red and green.

Bookman also produced bicycle lights that are attached by simply stretching the elastic cord around the handlebars or seat post. We filmed a short interview with Bookman’s Johan Lidehäll about the lights at the Interiors UK trade show in 2012 – watch it here.

More cycling accessories on Dezeen include magnetic lights that turn on when they snap to the frame and an inflatable helmet that folds away into a scarf.

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Competition: we’ve teamed up with new Swedish bicycle accessory brand Bookman to give away five sets of their bicycle lights.

The Bookman Light is attached by simply stretching the elastic cord around the handlebars or seat post.

The product has a square plastic case, oversized rubber button and a groove to take the elastic cord.

Each set contains a white front and red rear light, with constant, slow flashing and fast flashing modes.

They come in yellow, green, blue or black.

To enter this competition email your name, age, gender, occupation, and delivery address and telephone number to competitions@dezeen.com with “Bookman Light” in the subject line. We won’t pass your information on to anyone else; we just want to know a little about our readers.

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Competition closes 20 September 2011. Five winners will be selected at random and notified by email. Winners’ names will be published in a future edition of our Dezeenmail newsletter and at the bottom of this page. Dezeen competitions are international and entries are accepted from readers in any country.

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Here are some more details from Bookman:

Stylish, luminous and pocket-sized. A slim, detachable bike light from Bookman, a Stockholm based company that makes accessories for bikes and people on bikes.

The first collection of colors includes: Lemon Yellow, Goblin Green, Heavenly Blue and Pitch Black.

The design idea was to use the simplest shape possible and let the colors do the talking. We began with a block shape and then added the few necessary functional elements; the curved underside, the oversized rubber button and the groove for attaching the elastic cord.
So here is Bookman Light designed to meet the modern demands of material and energy efficiency, but most importantly to look fabulous on your bike!

Package content:
1 front light (white LED) and 1 tail light (red LED).
3 modes:
Slow flashing, fast flashing and steady light.
Batteries:
2 x CR2032 in each light body.
To change the batteries, loosen the screws on the bottom.

Bookman Light works perfectly in all weather conditions.